La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 23, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextSaturday, March 23, 1929. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER r HIGH GEAR TESJ ; - liiAbE u m Sealed. sk;iCKallehef Driven from San Fran cisco to Canada BAN KRANVIHOO.- Mar.- M Healed in htifh ffeur; unl with hood and radiator im Kt-uleil.thal It war liiinuMi:lto to touch the. enjflne of to. add oil or wuter. a stock Kkhcx I tho rhallcnievr cch jiwt ;1eom. t pletcil one of the iuoh! somiatlunal iciialdlity and hltrh-Rvur power ' tttH ever attempted. .. " ,. ; -It wiift driven from Sim Pcuri rlMi-o tu tJii! Canadian bonier, south to tho .M extra n lino and back, to Nan Francisco, a distance of miles over eleven mnuntuln ranges, by Puul J. l-'ecly und It. M. Hhurpc, of Stanley W. Smith, Inc., Hudson Kkhcx iliKlrlhiitorK. hortj. .- "; Not only ilhl the Kwkcoc rotaiuer' nil of tho notorious grades of the ' Pacific Jllirhwny In Much tfu. hut . it ci'ohhciI the. Siskiyou und Cuh- cad mountain ranges twice and IF traversed tho const , road north from l.os Antfclt-K to Include tho Hanta Husuna, fastta. Caviotti, Mu JKiil and Cuiulu passe and the Han Juan grade. Of courncs the . famous Tejim pas on the Uidfro Houtc between Hnkersflclit and Los Angeles was part of the high-gear hazard. , , , , , .-, . , I'llSCJllcil Ik-forO KfUtOTH. After all tli it phenomenal high- Victor In Race ? r AIhlstTimelh, Model A Coupe .. "How -Poncet Won Hla Wager." or "From Saigon to Hanoi in 43 hour, 68 minutes"- miRht be the thin of an account of a race against time made In French Indo-Chlna In a Model A Ford.Coup in-which i Mr. Poncet covered 1798 kilometers j (1116:6 -miles) In the lapsed time of lew than 44 hours und in n driving; time of 32 hours. . - 1 I Tne story or the trip us Riven Dy. "Jo Courrter Automonitor at Hanoi, , has . been-, received, by- the Kord Motor, company as evidence that the speed and reliability of the new Kord has attracted atten tion in Asia as well us in Kurope and the UnttetUKtatos.. It must be borne in mind that Asiatic nations Uo not possess the roads und have not been so accustomed to-fast driving us have Americans. ' In doscrlbing the trip the acoount says In part; -i 'Klrsl of all it. was a magnifi cent sporting" exploit that proved tho qualities of audacity and en ilurnace of the person accomplish ing it; secondly. It Is a magnifU rent mechanical exploit that proves the qualities of speed, power and flexibility of the new Kord. . : "Mr, Pancet had made a wager to arrive in Hanoi in 48 hours. His friends tried to persuade him not to leave. 'You have lost in advance, they told him. Uon't risk your life to- be .vain -glorious.' - He did not listen and he was right. He ''';-.;T-;TFast For Motori Miidits ; tt rr, u. irn I' ;.;.J SI SIS) m ,v. v-t) m w v -u gear pulling without an adjustment Imd a passenger as far as Tournne, ( any sore uner ine . ear was , launched on lis epoch-making journey, hitting slick mud in the north where the highway Is being revamped. , .slippery snow und treacherous Icy pavement atoni the . Siskiyou and tlm Cascades, - the , car was unsealed and refilled :wlth . oil und water In the presence of Sun Krancisco automobile editors. . Amazing us It may sound, it took only five quartM of water to fill , th radiator to the top und three Mr. Call lard. From. Tournne he was alone and drove the whole dis tance himself. - "In leaving- Panthicr, a horso literally threw itself at the car and it Is a miracle that the trip did not come to an end then and there. The .search light was de molished; the right head-light broken and could' not be used. Tho rest of the trip wus made with a single headlight." The acoount gives a detailed ic Experts ? Enlisting Aid Of Business Firms an effort to tuutUt lu tht"f row'. lnv problem, of traffic cuny8Uon In wontoi n oltl'ii. truffle e;;otrt J have enlisted the uttl of bimineHj i IntitUiitlonH with HUrnrMnK rV'nultii. .Miinv new-nicrtloim huve been ; mlvdnooil by liuitlneiu. lioum. loent ! a conventeil iireatt. It i3 rtort. Ul.antl h number of tnntlttitlonit I huvo solvil th pnrklnx problem HH coneerim their own putrottH. A'tnonKTie latTer (m n lurire bunk ln , Imtltution In . .Oakland, , Cal wllchi according; to word received horo today by Jim Morelock, local Durant doaler, ha, , nmtalled a curb tleposltiiry to permit patrons to mnke.depoalta at any hour of the day or night without leaving their 'machliU'M. : ' -: v.. . ;...,, ' H,e of til. device, which waa In I vented by John -J. Klynn, an e- ocutlva of tho bank, waa demon I atrated for the flrat time laat week ! by . representative of the western Durant factory. Putrona make out depoali slip in triplicate at their place 6( buslnesa, put coin, check, and currency In a bag toRether with the original and duplieatu ilflMtslt alliui, drive up to he cttrbt and drop "the. deposit into the - .. j . , h i otauu.. The talUMiu.i la then sent to th bank thro rt'Kular 'indtl' ihniinela for mice pupor?f.l,: ..;;,0f.if j Jn the bank Taytta, acheduled collectlona are ''niaiSe at. (reqaent lntarvaui. tlie deposit, la cheoked nKHlnat the deposit allpa and credit ed to the patron- The original slip la retained by tlie bank and. thei, duplicate -malted to the customer with a nututlpn that hla account; haa been so credited. ;" , ' ' Oak land inuniclpal authorities', huvo cooperated with, tho bank tnk deslKnutlliK ample sjiai-e on both' sldea of the atructure aa a "no' purltlnit aone". , The chute la law'' to take aevural hundred parked tuac.hlncs ..off the atreeta of the riown-tuwh distill''.' ' . ' - ' - i - U. ' mi; WhUhli's.'fiiest UHv .l'hickD SAii St .' ( Photo from FMzabtlh N. J. Journal) . . These fcard hHlta WcatOeld. N. J offkera aent their Nash. ",400" Special, coupe, to scyenty.Ui'rei miles an hour the other day in a Ove-nulo chae of fleeing -auiomobile, bandits. The thrillinjr race ended when the bandita, presaed to the last uunte'of speed in their bis sedan by the. police car, overturned In attemptiax to jiegotiate a sharp turn, and were gathered in by the officers. The, police departments now equipped with the last, alcuay iusn " 4UU are murheu detour on oanuu . acnruuirs. , ttunrta or oil to place tho gauKe otj aclindulo of the trip, nnd continues: the full" level. .,......' I Who-. stops made for gna and When the swils w ere broken tho water, for rest und meals and tho motor was pui rinK with tho . time spent In crossing; In the num smoolbness and rytlnu that suk- erous ferry boats on the way made Kesls an enilles flow of power. The ' a total of 13 hours. The actual iiumunt of oil and water left Inill- ) drlvliiR time was thus 32 hours or catp that tho car could have con tinned Its test for nt least unother thousand miles, for during thn last stages of the trip It was function ing with the same perfect cooling tub Indicated by the motor tem perature gauge as when it was speeding north over the flat Cali fornia highways for Its first joust . with the mountnlnous grades. This Is tho same car with which Shnrpe recently won the famous challenge trophy offered by tho an average of 6 0 km. (St. 77 miles) per hour. At tho arrival nothing was out of order,-nothing broken. Not one spark plug hud been changed. Before starting, the car had already covered 3.000 km., driven carefully and exclusively by the owner.". - - NEW YOItK. March 23 (AP) Fast auto driver as well - as fast swimmer la Gertrude Ederle If police gontuntlona are correct. She Oakland Tost - Knqulrer for the I haa failed twice to appear In Court fastest stock car time un Mt. 1)1- and a "w ablp, . THE GARDEN and a Varrant Is out. FdVR kltLED OVER OREGON -IN FEBRUARY SAIjEM, Ore., Mar. 23 (AP) Four peroiiH were killed and-207 were injured In traffic accidents tn Oregon , during. February, says the monthly report of T. A. Haf fety, chief state truffle inspector. Tho total number nf 'accidents ' re purted was 1803. . Collision was Involved In. 1701. accidents. Injuring 1!IK persons und killing three. Of the total num ber of collisions, 1BL3 were .-one motor vehicle with, another. Nn colllslun .accidents totaled 3H, with nine Injured. .... .. . Of the numerous causes of acci dent 2KS were due to a vehicle not. having right, of. way,., 1145 to failure to give signals, 23s to skid .dltiK.... lrunkejiesH .whs responsible for 18. Arrests totaled Si 9 and fees col lected were $8,096.75. Stolen cars recovered had a val ue of $4,000 and motorcycles $225 MAY CIIAX;K 'LA3 SIGXALR 1 American championship drivers have voiced unanimous approval of proposed chunges In race flag sig nals for communicating Informa tion to drivers us they whirl around tho trucks. The new codo calls for a green flag to start or go; blue flag to pull over, another competi tor is trying to pass; red .flag, hold stationary caution- watch out tor conditions ahead or get your cur under control,.- bad.. ..conditions ahead; red flag, waved, slow down still rurlhcr. black flag td stop next lap- for- consultation: . white flag, you are entering your last lap; ' checkered flag, you aro finished. IU0MN. JAP.) Librarian have reported that Hugh tll Vulpqlo un Knglttdi author. Is more populur among Free State readers than any Irish writer of fiction. lonn Hyrne Is the only Irishman whose hooks huve a wide circulation. The li brarians noticed that Kamon de Valera and other members of the republican group are reading works on constitutional law. . . .u lu.i; had npi:i:i .. Judge: Speeding, em I How ninny times nave you been before me? Speeder: Never." your Honor, I've tried to pass you on the road once or twice, but my bus will only do 55. t'olllngwoud Hulletln. AOSTA, Italy. (AP)-r-Thls moun tulnous region in northwest Italy Is. making a record In .MusHoUni'a campaign for larger families. With, in, a recent five, days period eight mothers ; presented twins, lo th? fathivrland. Congratulations from the, premier and a .present of Htio lire equivalent to ubout $lft."fi-r-were conveyed to each family by the prefect of" the district. , LONDON, AP Mrs. Helen 11. Tailor,, a pioneer suffragist, die 1 here, nt, the age of M. . She .can- vassed for. John Htuart Mill when thfi author of lreaties on political economy sought the parliamentary seat, for' Westminster. ? A delegation of MlBsoir) women went before the legislature the Other day asking for the right to Servo on Juries. At last! Some body wnnts to serve on a Jury! CIATIPENS FOR LIMITED AREAS Sizes does not limit a garden'H beauty. However small the space oij unfavorable the location nt the innpunui ui an earnest .garaener, someining can no - grown there which will give pleasure. The small garden often calls for a greater effort to produce an ar tistic and attractive result, just as in the furnishing and decora tion. of a small room in the house, wo take more care in each detail of the effect. When successful we are repaid by the small garden, ns by the little room, with un, inti, mpey nnd association not always felt In more spacious surroundings. Everything Is seen closely In tho smnll garden. A single plant or flower' becomes the subject " of at-i : tehtion rather than the mass of the border. More enro must., he taken to remove minor Inperfec tlonn, but there is less for jvhioh.to care. Color schemes mqy more easily be handled and close atten tion to color will he well ropaid , here. . ., t. pots, seats, and ornaments be come of great Importance In the small garden. It Is important to keep them In scale. An pyerslze ornament will dwarf the garden, proportion must be carefully con sidered In every detail of design. It Is not always possible to. grow grass In small gardens. Jlut areas paved with flagstones, brick or othi er suitable surfacing may still he gardens. Many plants will thrive where grass refuses to do so. And where the soil conditions refuse to allow plants to be set In the ground they run' be grown in pots nr, tubs. Adverse conditions can Usually be overcome, v , r Small gardens have the sanction of antiquity. Mnny homes of an cient Pompeii had tiny court gar dens. A description has survived in which It is said : "Sometimes ,a mere tablecloth of free ground Is so disposed." showing that where there Is love for a garden, almost no plot Is too small for its expres sion, .t . Other Car ' .so Low in Price Offers so Great a Combination of Fine Car Features cWryslb-. "65" 4-DUOR ODAN, JIMS Ak f dra DeffibiitratiGn VIKNNA. (AT). Thirty thous and horses were consumed by. VI entlti last year says the National llutchers Association. Many Aus triana assert horse flesh is more nourishing than beef und some restaurants serve it exclusively, lle slden H Costs less than. beef. ' . - VIENNA, ( AP). "Shooting snipes", particularly Igaret stubs,' will hereafter subject beggara who look to the gutters to their smokes to heavy fines and Imprisonment Vle.nn.1 medical authorltlea per suaded the government to put. the regulation into effect on sanitary grounds. Chrysler "65's" unparalleled low price Mark's it instantly as exceptional value. . Chrysler "65" has that flash ing perforntance that dis tinguishes Chrysler niotor fears from all others. Chrysler ."65" has its spring ends ahchbired in blocks of live rubber, which, with hydraulic shock absorbers, enable the "65" to travel ahy '1040 ANO.UPW A RUS fitw Chrysler "65" prices arii Coupe, SlOfO; Roadster (with ruriLle seaf), SI06S; 2-Voor Sedan, HV6S, Three other iody styles. SIU7S to IHS. Sew Chrysler "75" rfcri Royal Sedan. SIS3S; Coupe (with rumble seat). fISSS; Roadster (with rumble seaf), SISSS. Six other body styles. SI6SS to V31S. Win wheels extra. A II prices f.o.b. factory. road without lurch or pitch. In stVlei the Chrysler "65" stands but) as the '-fashion-plate of ils price field. , You'll be" proud to Hvn a Chrysler "65.' Check over its features. Experience, through demon stration, the marvelous per formance they make, possible. Then you will understand the reason for the' superiority of the Chrysler "65." fj-cylinder high-compres-: sion engine of Chrysler "Silver-Dome" princi I pic. 65 h. p. 7-bearing cranksh'afl extra-large, counter i weighted. . - i Crankshaft impulse neu- tralizcr. . rso-thcrm Invar-Strut pis I tons. Rubber engine mountings. Thermostatic engine heat control. Manifold heat control. Electric gasoline gauge. Pivotal steering. Spring-ends anchored in ' blocks of live rubber, instead of metal shack- Veathcrproof internal expanding 4-wheel - hydraulic brakes. Hydraulic Shock ab i sorbers. Mohair or broadcloth up ; holstery optional, with . out extra cost. n Etc., etc. ;-;. 'A ir.c r'"' i TiviDoo Sedan y Kiiixir i:yi:ii'i'Ki ' - . ..'.. ..-...:.. -s'. l.'vr . j' : I ' .." ' :: ' ., '' ', . '. , i. , .-.' FOUR IN TltK W (ill Lb iJoNCKli, larger and roonilcr tliuii nny otiit'r Four ill its prlco cIiihs, the new Diiriinl is tho aitturtcHt nnd most ioiorful Tour Hccu on tlio rout! tmlay. V Grar'efully.ttarved jmiiels, tm- ImihhcU louvres ana wltlo,8wt'eiiiig Icntltirs tiro sonic of tho cleiitcittd lit Its tiltrrt-iilodoril !'c sigiiA lirivc this jMipulnr Four ioduy.cc how Its victorious H'rforihunrc 1h in tune with its 'cik'ciiariting iM'iinty. V V Insict tho cIiushIh- note the World-Fumous Red Scut Continental Motor,MuguryputontcdKiihlM!r Motor Mount Iiir, Morse Silent Timing Chnln, & other fea tures fotitxl In the liiKlieal-jirict-d motor ours. t '.so-. thescnistiuruil "" DUltANT SIX IH'XIVKHKUIIKRK FIIIXY KQI!IPPKI tWO-DOOU SEDAN Coupe or'SMrf KtmtUlfr ' raw: 5 ' 1115 Wash. Ave I P. MORELOCK Phone 441-J r.!:it: II II II Lottie 1 omorrow! PARIS. (AP). The city has m.-ulp for architects a new ncolo Kicyl map nhowinft the strata of rocks nnd sand and the suhtcrron 'n streams that underlie Paris. Hitherto architects havo hod to search centunT old reports or make their own snundlntrs to dftermln Hi typo of foundations nud for structures. ..-ill i :-t . r f - ft r, i ILH1Y m SLER 65 CHRYSLliK MOTORS PRODUCT L, W. WEEKS 'Gi'ccnwood &. Jeffei-son li u a n u n u a n n I! II U Open House And Spring Showing , ' , Nash"400' Series ' " , . Standard Light All Day Sunday Now for the first time, we will show (ill models of this popular Light Six. You are cordially invited to come to our showroom --und. brinjr your friends. These beautiful hew car will interest all motorists whether or . not you are in the market for a car. To drive is to know them. We will have a new demonstrator lit the dis posal of those who want to get behind the wheel where they can actually feel and see what Nash has to offer in the moderate juiced field. , McICeiinon Nash Co. FOG Adams Ave., ' i(. V ., Mairtfeo. II II I I II II II II II II ii fl I I I UnBnflBannBflnnnnoannBBniiaBnsaBaqm:-:;!":